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Vazquez-Armendariz AI, Tata PR. Recent advances in lung organoid development and applications in disease modeling. J Clin Invest 2023; 133:e170500. [PMID: 37966116 PMCID: PMC10645385 DOI: 10.1172/jci170500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Over the last decade, several organoid models have evolved to acquire increasing cellular, structural, and functional complexity. Advanced lung organoid platforms derived from various sources, including adult, fetal, and induced pluripotent stem cells, have now been generated, which more closely mimic the cellular architecture found within the airways and alveoli. In this regard, the establishment of novel protocols with optimized stem cell isolation and culture conditions has given rise to an array of models able to study key cellular and molecular players involved in lung injury and repair. In addition, introduction of other nonepithelial cellular components, such as immune, mesenchymal, and endothelial cells, and employment of novel precision gene editing tools have further broadened the range of applications for these systems by providing a microenvironment and/or phenotype closer to the desired in vivo scenario. Thus, these developments in organoid technology have enhanced our ability to model various aspects of lung biology, including pathogenesis of diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and infectious disease and host-microbe interactions, in ways that are often difficult to undertake using only in vivo models. In this Review, we summarize the latest developments in lung organoid technology and their applicability for disease modeling and outline their strengths, drawbacks, and potential avenues for future development.
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- Ana I. Vazquez-Armendariz
- University of Bonn, Transdisciplinary Research Area Life and Health, Organoid Biology, Life & Medical Sciences Institute, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Medicine V, Cardio-Pulmonary Institute, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Member of the German Center for Lung Research and Institute for Lung Health, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Regeneration Center, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Van den Bossche S, Ostyn L, Vandendriessche V, Rigauts C, De Keersmaecker H, Nickerson CA, Crabbé A. The development and characterization of in vivo-like three-dimensional models of bronchial epithelial cell lines. Eur J Pharm Sci 2023; 190:106567. [PMID: 37633341 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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In vitro models of differentiated respiratory epithelium that allow high-throughput screening are an important tool to explore new therapeutics for chronic respiratory diseases. In the present study, we developed in vivo-like three-dimensional (3-D) models of bronchial epithelial cell lines that are commonly used to study chronic lung disease (16HBE14o-, CFBE41o- and CFBE41o- 6.2 WT-CFTR). To this end, cells were cultured on porous microcarrier beads in the rotating wall vessel (RWV) bioreactor, an optimized suspension culture method that allows higher throughput experimentation than other physiologically relevant models. Cell differentiation was compared to conventional two-dimensional (2-D) monolayer cultures and to the current gold standard in the respiratory field, i.e. air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures. Cellular differentiation was assessed in the three model systems by evaluating the expression and localization of markers that reflect the formation of tight junctions (zonula occludens 1), cell polarity (intercellular adhesion molecule 1 at the apical side and collagen IV expression at the basal cell side), multicellular complexity (acetylated α-tubulin for ciliated cells, CC10 for club cells, keratin-5 for basal cells) and mucus production (MUC5AC) through immunostaining and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Results were validated using Western Blot analysis. We found that tight junctions were expressed in 2-D monolayers, ALI cultures and 3-D models for all three cell lines. All tested bronchial epithelial cell lines showed polarization in ALI and 3-D cultures, but not in 2-D monolayers. Mucus secreting goblet-like cells were present in ALI and 3-D cultures of CFBE41o- and CFBE41o- 6.2 WT-CFTR cells, but not in 16HBE14o- cells. For all cell lines, there were no ciliated cells, basal cells, or club cells found in any of the model systems. In conclusion, we developed RWV-derived 3-D models of commonly used bronchial epithelial cell lines and showed that these models are a valuable alternative to ALI cultures, as they recapitulate similar key aspects of the in vivo parental tissue.
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- Sara Van den Bossche
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Centre of Advanced Light Microscopy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, Ghent 9000, Belgium; Laboratory of General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- School of Life Sciences, Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 727 E. Tyler Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281, USA
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, Ghent 9000, Belgium.
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Zhao C, Wang W, Bai Y, Amonkar G, Mou H, Olejnik J, Hume AJ, Mühlberger E, Fang Y, Que J, Fearns R, Ai X, Lerou PH. Age-related STAT3 signaling regulates severity of respiratory syncytial viral infection in human bronchial epithelial cells. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.20.558606. [PMID: 37781574 PMCID: PMC10541147 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.20.558606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause severe disease especially in infants; however, mechanisms of age-associated disease severity remain elusive. Here, employing human bronchial epithelium models generated from tracheal aspirate-derived basal stem cells of neonates and adults, we investigated whether age regulates RSV-epithelium interaction to determine disease severity. We show that following RSV infection, only neonatal epithelium model exhibited cytopathy and mucus hyperplasia, and neonatal epithelium had more robust viral spread and inflammatory responses than adult epithelium. Mechanistically, RSV-infected neonatal ciliated cells displayed age-related impairment of STAT3 activation, rendering susceptibility to apoptosis, which facilitated viral spread. In contrast, SARS-CoV-2 infection of ciliated cells had no effect on STAT3 activation and was not affected by age. Taken together, our findings identify an age-related and RSV-specific interaction with neonatal bronchial epithelium that critically contributes to severity of infection, and STAT3 activation offers a potential strategy to battle severe RSV disease in infants.
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Dreyer HHM, van Tuyll van Serooskerken ES, Rodenburg LW, Bittermann AJN, Arets HGM, Reuling EMBP, Verweij JW, Haarman EG, van der Zee DC, Tytgat SHAJ, van der Ent CK, Beekman JM, Amatngalim GD, Lindeboom MYA. Airway Epithelial Cultures of Children with Esophageal Atresia as a Model to Study Respiratory Tract Disorders. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1020. [PMID: 37371252 DOI: 10.3390/children10061020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare birth defect in which respiratory tract disorders are a major cause of morbidity. It remains unclear whether respiratory tract disorders are in part caused by alterations in airway epithelial cell functions such as the activity of motile cilia. This can be studied using airway epithelial cell culture models of patients with EA. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility to culture and functionally characterize motile cilia function in the differentiated air-liquid interface cultured airway epithelial cells and 3D organoids derived from nasal brushings and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from children with EA. We demonstrate the feasibility of culturing differentiated airway epithelia and organoids of nasal brushings and BAL fluid of children with EA, which display normal motile cilia function. EA patient-derived airway epithelial cultures can be further used to examine whether alterations in epithelial functions contribute to respiratory disorders in EA.
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- Henriette H M Dreyer
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal and Airway Treatment Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatric Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal and Airway Treatment Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal and Airway Treatment Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal and Airway Treatment Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal and Airway Treatment Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal and Airway Treatment Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal and Airway Treatment Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Abugisisa L, Royse EX, Kemp MW, Jobe AH, Hillman NH. Preterm ovine respiratory epithelial cell responses to mechanical ventilation, lipopolysaccharide, and interleukin-13. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2023; 324:L815-L824. [PMID: 37096911 PMCID: PMC10259867 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00355.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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Mechanical ventilation causes airway injury, respiratory epithelial cell proliferation, and lung inflammation in preterm sheep. Whether preterm epithelial cells respond similarly to adult epithelial cells or are altered by mechanical ventilation is unknown. We test the hypothesis that mechanical ventilation alters the responses of preterm airway epithelium to stimulation in culture. Respiratory epithelial cells from the trachea, left mainstem bronchi (LMSB), and distal bronchioles were harvested from unventilated preterm lambs, ventilated preterm lambs, and adult ewes. Epithelial cells were grown in culture or on air-liquid interface (ALI) and challenged with combinations of either media only, lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 10 ng/mL), bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF), or interleukin-13 (IL-13). Cell lysates were evaluated for mRNA changes in cytokine, cell type markers, Notch pathway, and acute phase markers. Mechanical ventilation altered preterm respiratory epithelium cell types. Preterm respiratory epithelial cells responded to LPS in culture with larger IL-8 induction than adults, and mechanical ventilation further increased cytokines IL-1β and IL-8 mRNA induction at 2 h. IL-8 protein is detected in cell media after LPS stimulation. The addition of BALF from ventilated preterm animals increased IL-1β mRNA to LPS (fivefold) in both preterm and adult cells and suppressed IL-8 mRNA (twofold) in adults. Preterm respiratory epithelial cells, when grown on ALI, responded to IL-13 with an increase in goblet cell mRNA. Preterm respiratory epithelial cells responded to LPS and IL-13 with responses similar to adults. Mechanical ventilation or exposure to BALF from mechanically ventilated animals alters the responses to LPS.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Preterm lamb respiratory epithelial cells can be extracted from the trachea and bronchi and frozen, and the preterm cells can respond in culture to stimulation with LPS or IL-13. Brief mechanical ventilation changes the distribution and cell type of preterm respiratory cells toward an adult phenotype, and mechanical ventilation alters the response to LPS in culture. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from preterm lambs receiving mechanical ventilation also alters unventilated preterm and adult responses to LPS.
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- Leenah Abugisisa
- Division of Neonatology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Neonatology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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- Division of Neonatology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Blomberg R, Sompel K, Hauer C, Pe A B, Driscoll J, Hume PS, Merrick DT, Tennis MA, Magin CM. Tissue-engineered models of lung cancer premalignancy. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.15.532835. [PMID: 36993773 PMCID: PMC10055140 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.15.532835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Lung cancer is the leading global cause of cancer-related deaths. Although smoking cessation is the best preventive action, nearly 50% of all lung cancer diagnoses occur in people who have already quit smoking. Research into treatment options for these high-risk patients has been constrained to rodent models of chemical carcinogenesis, which are time-consuming, expensive, and require large numbers of animals. Here we show that embedding precision-cut lung slices within an engineered hydrogel and exposing this tissue to a carcinogen from cigarette smoke creates an in vitro model of lung cancer premalignancy. Hydrogel formulations were selected to promote early lung cancer cellular phenotypes and extend PCLS viability up to six weeks. In this study, hydrogel-embedded lung slices were exposed to the cigarette smoke derived carcinogen vinyl carbamate, which induces adenocarcinoma in mice. At six weeks, analysis of proliferation, gene expression, histology, tissue stiffness, and cellular content revealed that vinyl carbamate induced the formation of premalignant lesions with a mixed adenoma/squamous phenotype. Two putative chemoprevention agents were able to freely diffuse through the hydrogel and induce tissue-level changes. The design parameters selected using murine tissue were validated with hydrogel-embedded human PCLS and results showed increased proliferation and premalignant lesion gene expression patterns. This tissue-engineered model of human lung cancer premalignancy is the starting point for more sophisticated ex vivo models and a foundation for the study of carcinogenesis and chemoprevention strategies.
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Polymer film-based microwell array platform for long-term culture and research of human bronchial organoids. Mater Today Bio 2023; 19:100603. [PMID: 37009070 PMCID: PMC10060184 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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The culture of lung organoids relies on drops of basement membrane matrices. This comes with limitations, for example, concerning the microscopic monitoring and imaging of the organoids in the drops. Also, the culture technique is not easily compatible with micromanipulations of the organoids. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of the culture of human bronchial organoids in defined x-, y- and z-positions in a polymer film-based microwell array platform. The circular microwells have thin round/U-bottoms. For this, single cells are first precultured in drops of basement membrane extract (BME). After they form cell clusters or premature organoids, the preformed structures are then transferred into the microwells in a solution of 50% BME in medium. There, the structures can be cultured toward differentiated and mature organoids for several weeks. The organoids were characterized by bright-field microscopy for size growth and luminal fusion over time, by scanning electron microscopy for overall morphology, by transmission electron microscopy for the existence of microvilli and cilia, by video microscopy for beating cilia and swirling fluid, by live-cell imaging, by fluorescence microscopy for the expression of cell-specific markers and for proliferating and apoptotic cells, and by ATP measurement for extended cell viability. Finally, we demonstrated the eased micromanipulation of the organoids in the microwells by the example of their microinjection.
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Kelly NA, Shontz KM, Bergman M, Manning AM, Reynolds SD, Chiang T. Biobanked tracheal basal cells retain the capacity to differentiate. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2022; 7:2119-2125. [PMID: 36544928 PMCID: PMC9764751 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objective While airway epithelial biorepositories have established roles in the study of bronchial progenitor stem (basal) cells, the utility of a bank of tracheal basal cells from pediatric patients, who have or are suspected of having an airway disease, has not been established. In vitro study of these cells can enhance options for tracheal restoration, graft design, and disease modeling. Development of a functional epithelium in these settings is a key measure. The aim of this study was the creation a tracheal basal cell biorepository and assessment of recovered cells. Methods Pediatric patients undergoing bronchoscopy were identified and endotracheal brush (N = 29) biopsies were collected. Cells were cultured using the modified conditional reprogramming culture (mCRC) method. Samples producing colonies by day 14 were passaged and cryopreserved. To explore differentiation potential, cells were thawed and differentiated using the air-liquid interface (ALI) method. Results No adverse events were associated with biopsy collection. Of 29 brush biopsies, 16 (55%) were successfully cultured to passage 1/cryopreserved. Samples with higher initial cell yields were more likely to achieve this benchmark. Ten unique donors were then thawed for analysis of differentiation. The average age was 2.2 ± 2.2 years with five donors (50%) having laryngotracheal pathology. Nine donors (90%) demonstrated differentiation capacity at 21 days of culture, as indicated by detection of ciliated cells (ACT+) and mucous cells (MUC5B+). Conclusion Pediatric tracheal basal cells can be successfully collected and cryopreserved. Recovered cells retain the ability to differentiate into epithelial cell types in vitro. Level of Evidence Level 3.
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- Natalie A. Kelly
- Department of OtolaryngologyNationwide Children's HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
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- Center for Regenerative MedicineAbigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
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- Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck SurgeryThe Ohio State Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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- Department of OtolaryngologyNationwide Children's HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
- Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck SurgeryThe Ohio State Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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- Center for Perinatal MedicineAbigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
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- Department of OtolaryngologyNationwide Children's HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
- Center for Regenerative MedicineAbigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
- Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck SurgeryThe Ohio State Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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Mumby S, Adcock IM. Recent evidence from omic analysis for redox signalling and mitochondrial oxidative stress in COPD. J Inflamm (Lond) 2022; 19:10. [PMID: 35820851 PMCID: PMC9277949 DOI: 10.1186/s12950-022-00308-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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COPD is driven by exogenous and endogenous oxidative stress derived from inhaled cigarette smoke, air pollution and reactive oxygen species from dysregulated mitochondria in activated inflammatory cells within the airway and lung. This is compounded by the loss in antioxidant defences including FOXO and NRF2 and other antioxidant transcription factors together with various key enzymes that attenuate oxidant effects. Oxidative stress enhances inflammation; airway remodelling including fibrosis and emphysema; post-translational protein modifications leading to autoantibody generation; DNA damage and cellular senescence. Recent studies using various omics technologies in the airways, lungs and blood of COPD patients has emphasised the importance of oxidative stress, particularly that derived from dysfunctional mitochondria in COPD and its role in immunity, inflammation, mucosal barrier function and infection. Therapeutic interventions targeting oxidative stress should overcome the deleterious pathologic effects of COPD if targeted to the lung. We require novel, more efficacious antioxidant COPD treatments among which mitochondria-targeted antioxidants and Nrf2 activators are promising.
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Compared to Streptococcus pneumoniae Avoids Induction of Proinflammatory Epithelial Cell Responses despite Robustly Inducing TLR2 Signaling. Infect Immun 2022; 90:e0012922. [PMID: 35862703 PMCID: PMC9387261 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00129-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the most common bacterial causes of pneumonia in children. The clinical characteristics of pneumonia differ significantly between the two bacteria. We aimed to elucidate the differences in pathogenesis between M. pneumoniae and S. pneumoniae by characterizing the respiratory epithelial cell immune response to both pathogens. Using primary human bronchial epithelial cells in air-liquid interface cultures, we observed lower production of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 in response to M. pneumoniae than to S. pneumoniae. In contrast to the differences in proinflammatory cytokine production, Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-mediated signaling in response to M. pneumoniae was stronger than to S. pneumoniae. This difference largely depended on TLR1 and not TLR6. We found that M. pneumoniae, but not S. pneumoniae, also induced signaling of TLR10, a coreceptor of TLR2 that has inhibitory properties. M. pneumoniae-induced TLR10 signaling on airway epithelial cells was partially responsible for low IL-8 production, as blocking TLR10 by specific antibodies increased cytokine production. M. pneumoniae maintained Th2-associated cytokine production by epithelial cells, which concurs with the known association of M. pneumoniae infection with asthma. M. pneumoniae left IL-33 levels unchanged, whereas S. pneumoniae downregulated IL-33 production both under homeostatic and Th2-promoting conditions. By directly comparing M. pneumoniae and S. pneumoniae, we demonstrate that M. pneumoniae avoids induction of proinflammatory cytokine response despite its ability to induce robust TLR2 signaling. Our new findings suggest that this apparent paradox may be partially explained by M. pneumoniae-induced signaling of TLR2/TLR10.
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McComish SF, MacMahon Copas AN, Caldwell MA. Human Brain-Based Models Provide a Powerful Tool for the Advancement of Parkinson’s Disease Research and Therapeutic Development. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:851058. [PMID: 35651633 PMCID: PMC9149087 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.851058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects approximately 2–3% of the population over the age of 65. PD is characterised by the loss of dopaminergic neurons from the substantia nigra, leading to debilitating motor symptoms including bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, and postural instability. PD also results in a host of non-motor symptoms such as cognitive decline, sleep disturbances and depression. Although existing therapies can successfully manage some motor symptoms for several years, there is still no means to halt progression of this severely debilitating disorder. Animal models used to replicate aspects of PD have contributed greatly to our current understanding but do not fully replicate pathological mechanisms as they occur in patients. Because of this, there is now great interest in the use of human brain-based models to help further our understanding of disease processes. Human brain-based models include those derived from embryonic stem cells, patient-derived induced neurons, induced pluripotent stem cells and brain organoids, as well as post-mortem tissue. These models facilitate in vitro analysis of disease mechanisms and it is hoped they will help bridge the existing gap between bench and bedside. This review will discuss the various human brain-based models utilised in PD research today and highlight some of the key breakthroughs they have facilitated. Furthermore, the potential caveats associated with the use of human brain-based models will be detailed.
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- Sarah F. McComish
- Department of Physiology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- *Correspondence: Maeve A. Caldwell,
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Edel GG, Schaaf G, Wijnen RMH, Tibboel D, Kardon G, Rottier RJ. Cellular Origin(s) of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:804496. [PMID: 34917566 PMCID: PMC8669812 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.804496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a structural birth defect characterized by a diaphragmatic defect, lung hypoplasia and structural vascular defects. In spite of recent developments, the pathogenesis of CDH is still poorly understood. CDH is a complex congenital disorder with multifactorial etiology consisting of genetic, cellular and mechanical factors. This review explores the cellular origin of CDH pathogenesis in the diaphragm and lungs and describes recent developments in basic and translational CDH research.
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- Gabriëla G. Edel
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
| | - Robbert J. Rottier
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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